Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die

[philip964]

https://www.apnews.com/b10907eaf37945889d9ee4339df92aaa

Man shouting “you die” doused a building housing an Anime Studio with gasoline and set it ablaze, 36 wounded some critically.

RIP

[ELB]

No guns, so no further mention in US press.

[narcissist]

No guns, so no further mention in US press.

Great point, of course we are all not supose to notice that. Glad you brought to light!

[philip964]

Just imagine if the person used a gun.

It would be page 1 for weeks.

[Grayling813]

Japan needs common sense “unidentified liquid accelerant” laws. No one needs that much “unidentified liquid accelerant.”

[KLB]

No guns, so no further mention in US press.

Great point, of course we are all not supose to notice that. Glad you brought to light!

Indeed. This is exactly the point of a recent article.

Whatever the reason, the lesser attention given to mass killings that do not invoke guns is disrespectful to the victims whose lives are tragically cut short. Is the crime any less serious if there were no gunshots? Are the victims any less dead? In fact, victims of burns, suffocation, or stabbing often suffer a much slower and painful death than gunshot victims. 

It is surely fruitless to assess the relative severity of mass killings on the basis of weaponry. Our sense of outrage and concern for the victims should be the same whether they died from a firearm or fire. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ... 795785001/